Edna Ivans, Board of Trustees, West Hills Community College District, member and past president
Edna Ivans has served on the Board of Trustees since June, 1967. Mrs. Ivans and her husband reside in Avenal, California and she is a retired pharmacist and owner of Tomer Drug Company. Mrs. Ivans attended the University of Southern California. Her professional affiliations and service organizations include the American Pharmacists Association; California Pharmacists Association; Kings/Tulare Pharmacists Association; Delta Kappa Gamma; Avenal Business Association; Kings County Juvenile Justice Committee; and the Kings County Art Center Foundation Board. The women's residence hall, Edna L. Ivans Hall, at West Hills College Coalinga is named in her honor. Her achievements also include Fresno Bee/YMCA Business/Professional Woman of the Year Finalist; Avenal Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year; Avenal Parent Teacher Association Life Member; and Advisor to the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Program of Bergen Brunswig Inc. Mrs. Ivans states, "The dynamic changes in every phase of life requires that a community college be flexible and adapt to these changes. We prepare our constituents for a richer life within the community. I believe that we should all be willing to give something of ourselves and use our talents to achieve goals that will benefit the world around us. It excites me to see that West Hills College constantly responds and changes. I like being a part of an institution that can and does make a difference."
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